{"id":139160,"date":"2020-12-22T15:16:08","date_gmt":"2020-12-22T12:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/"},"modified":"2020-12-22T15:56:45","modified_gmt":"2020-12-22T12:56:45","slug":"the-20-best-shots-of-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"#The 20 Best Shots of 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_85 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-custom ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39b80ce13ad\" class=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-label\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #dd3333;color:#dd3333\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/span><\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a39b80ce13ad\" checked aria-label=\"Toggle\" \/><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#20_Tenet\" >20. Tenet<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#19_Lovers_Rock\" >19. Lover\u2019s Rock<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#18_Tesla\" >18. Tesla<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#17_David_Byrnes_American_Utopia\" >17. David Byrne\u2019s American Utopia<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#16_Star_Wars_The_Clone_Wars_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9COld_Friends_Not_Forgotten%E2%80%9D\" >16. Star Wars: The Clone Wars \u2013 \u201cOld Friends Not Forgotten\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#15_She_Dies_Tomorrow\" >15. She Dies Tomorrow<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-7\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#14_Emma\" >14. Emma.<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-8\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#13_The_Painter_and_the_Thief\" >13. The Painter and the Thief<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-9\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#12_The_Forty-Year-Old_Version\" >12. The Forty-Year-Old Version<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-10\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#11_Insecure_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CLowkey_Lost%E2%80%9D\" >11. Insecure \u2013 \u201cLowkey Lost\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-11\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#10_Shirley\" >10. Shirley<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-12\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#9_Sound_of_Metal\" >9. Sound of Metal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-13\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#8_Im_Thinking_of_Ending_Things\" >8. I\u2019m Thinking of Ending Things<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-14\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#7_Birds_of_Prey\" >7. Birds of Prey<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-15\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#6_World_of_Tomorrow_Episode_Three_The_Absent_Destinations_of_David_Prime\" >6. World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-16\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#5_His_House\" >5. His House<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-17\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#4_First_Cow\" >4. First Cow<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-18\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#3_Vast_of_Night\" >3. Vast of Night<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-19\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#2_Lovecraft_Country_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CHoly_Ghost%E2%80%9D\" >2. Lovecraft Country \u2013 \u201cHoly Ghost\u201d<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-20\" href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/the-20-best-shots-of-2020\/#1_Da_5_Bloods\" >1. Da 5 Bloods<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p>&#8220;<strong>#The 20 Best Shots of 2020<\/strong>&#8221;<\/p>\n<div>\n<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><\/aside>\n<p><!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 3.7.8--><\/p>\n<p><em>This article is part of our 2020 Rewind<\/em>. <em>Follow along as we explore the best and most interesting <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/watch-movies-tv-seriess\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"8\" title=\"Watch Movies &amp; TV Series\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">movies<\/a>, shows, performances, and more released in this very strange year.<\/em> <em>In this entry, we explore the best frames and shots of 2020.<\/em><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Chopping the year into twenty Perfect Shots is a stressful endeavor and leaves the editor agitated. Despite what some may say, 2020 was a damn fine time at the movies and on TV. Hundreds of films and shows saw release, and thousands of shots feel worthy of attention. What you will find below is a collection of frames and shots in an order I\u2019m h<a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/download-scripts-themes-apps\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"9\" title=\"Download Scripts &amp; Themes &amp; Apps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">app<\/a>y with today. Ask me tomorrow, and I\u2019ll feel altogether different.<\/p>\n<p>Following the mold from last year, we\u2019re looking to celebrate beyond the typical credits of director and cinematographer. Many creative minds work to realize these images, and we tried to highlight the responsible departments involved with each selection. The concept of cinema continues to morph as both television and features deliver bewitching artistry. Rather than have the two mediums fight it out, we chose to hold both deliver systems on equal footing.<\/p>\n<p>We hope that your favorite shots made the list, and if they didn\u2019t, you know how to reach us: tweet <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/oneperfectshot\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@OnePerfectShot<\/a>.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"20_Tenet\"><\/span>20. Tenet<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360628\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tenet-Best-Shots-2020.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tenet-Best-Shots-2020.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tenet-Best-Shots-2020-768x430.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Tenet Best Shots\" width=\"1100\" height=\"616\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by Hoyte Van Hoytema<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by Christopher Nolan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring John David Washington<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Choosing a singular moment from <em>Tenet<\/em> is challenging. Any number of shots could qualify for a list such as this one. The inverted hallway fight is littered with elements that drop viewers\u2019 jaws. Christopher Nolan is a meticulous craftsman, and every frame results in a picture pretty enough for your wall.<\/p>\n<p>However, with <em>Tenet<\/em>, my mind drifts back to those earliest images experienced in the trailers. The above one stuffed cheekily toward the end of the first advert. This is <em>THE<\/em> moment of the movie when John David Washington takes his first steps into a world he can never come back from. Hoyte Van Hoytema\u2019s camera stays tight on the actor, keeping just a few feet ahead of him. Washington sucks in his O2 and sallies forth a changed man.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"19_Lovers_Rock\"><\/span>19. Lover\u2019s Rock<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360627\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Lovers-Rock-Best-Shots-2020.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Lovers-Rock-Best-Shots-2020.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Lovers-Rock-Best-Shots-2020-768x430.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Lovers Rock Best Shots\" width=\"1100\" height=\"616\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Shabier Kirchner<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Steve McQueen<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Production Design by\u00a0Helen Scott<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Costume Design by\u00a0Lisa Duncan &amp;\u00a0Jacqueline Durran<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Music Edited by Lewis Morison<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The shot before this one centers on a record needle drop. The Revolutionaries\u2019 \u201cKunta Kinte Version One\u201d pierces the air. Shabier Kirchner\u2019s camera then wades into the crowd and bops along with the dancers. As the rhythm picks up, the energy of the men in the room does as well. They lose themselves to their passions, letting the lions within out. The scene is a cathartic outburst of relief. Where they begin and the music ends blur.<\/p>\n<p>Steve McQueen doesn\u2019t nail you to a time or a place or a moment. He envelops you. Every department crescendos in this dance, and through the lens, the audience becomes another player on the floor.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"18_Tesla\"><\/span>18. Tesla<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360632\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tesla-at-the-mic.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tesla-at-the-mic.png 1440w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Tesla-at-the-mic-768x412.png 768w\" alt=\"Tesla At The Mic\" width=\"1440\" height=\"772\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Sean Price Williams<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Michael Almereyda<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring\u00a0Ethan Hawke<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>In a film lathered in anachronisms, the sequence in which Ethan Hawke\u2019s Nikola Tesla takes hold of a microphone and belts out \u201cEverybody Wants to Rule The World\u201d while standing before a rear-projected cloudy sky is the pi\u00e8ce de r\u00e9sistance. Michael Almereyda delights in absurdism. He\u2019s having fun with his protagonist and those who bought their tickets to his movie. Tesla could not get out of his own way. There was an opportunity to rule, but he couldn\u2019t bash his big electric dream into a commercial space. He\u2019s a joke. He\u2019s a champion. He\u2019s an icon.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"17_David_Byrnes_American_Utopia\"><\/span>17. David Byrne\u2019s American Utopia<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360623\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Byrnes-American-Utopia-Best-Shots-2020.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Byrnes-American-Utopia-Best-Shots-2020.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/David-Byrnes-American-Utopia-Best-Shots-2020-768x413.jpg 768w\" alt=\"David Byrnes American Utopia Best Shots\" width=\"1100\" height=\"592\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Ellen Kuras<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Spike Lee<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>Lighting Design by Rob Sinclair\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring\u00a0David Byrne<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>From one musician to another. Spike Lee expertly translates the broadway stage production for HBO. The camera is never bored, always moving, only taking moments to rest on unique angles like this one. We all know what it\u2019s like to sit in the seats of a theater. Some positions are better than others. In their version, Ellen Kuras and Lee take you to spots nobody could ever reach. Rather than watching a show, you feel like you\u2019re living in David Byrne\u2019s brain.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"16_Star_Wars_The_Clone_Wars_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9COld_Friends_Not_Forgotten%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>16. Star Wars: The Clone Wars \u2013 \u201cOld Friends Not Forgotten\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360655\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/the-clone-wars-ahsoka-lands.gif\" alt=\"The Clone Wars Ahsoka Lands\" width=\"744\" height=\"316\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Lighting Cinematography by\u00a0Joel Aaron<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Art Direction by\u00a0Kilian Plunkett<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Saul Ruiz<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directing Supervised by\u00a0Dave Filoni<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Thanks to <em>The Mandalorian<\/em>, 2020 will go down as the year mainstream <em>Star Wars<\/em> fans discovered Ahsoka Tano. However, for <em>The Clone Wars<\/em> diehards, her greatest moment on screen this year did not occur in live-action but in the animated realm. After the series was callously cut short, season seven arrived earlier this year, resurrected on Disney+, and delivered what might be the single strongest run of <em>Star Wars<\/em> stories ever assembled.<\/p>\n<p>The shot above is the hero moment for Ahsoka Tano. With the Jedi preoccupied with Count Dooku\u2019s assault on Coruscant (see <em>Revenge of the Sith<\/em>), Tano is left to defend Mandalore from the clutches of Darth Maul. She meets his armies without fear, free-falling to the surface below, and sticking a landing that would make Iron Man blush. In a franchise built on heroic bravado, Tano nails one of its finest examples.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"15_She_Dies_Tomorrow\"><\/span>15. She Dies Tomorrow<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360629\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/She-Dies-Tomorrow-Best-Shots-2020.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/She-Dies-Tomorrow-Best-Shots-2020.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/She-Dies-Tomorrow-Best-Shots-2020-768x432.jpg 768w\" alt=\"She Dies Tomorrow Best Shots\" width=\"1100\" height=\"619\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Jay Keitel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Amy Seimetz<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring\u00a0Kate Lyn Sheil<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Amy Seimetz plants the viewer right atop the characters.\u00a0<em>She Dies Tomorrow<\/em>\u00a0features multiple portraits where the players stare down the camera\u2019s barrel so we may consider the hell clouding their minds. If you knew for certain that you would die the next day, would you live your remaining minutes to their fullest or wallow in despair? Jay Keitel takes you through the question\u00a0using a flush or radical colors. They wash over the screen and soak inside the audience. The experience is hypnotic, a little dizzying, and utterly inescapable.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"14_Emma\"><\/span>14. Emma.<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360624\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Emma-Best-Shots-2020.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Emma-Best-Shots-2020.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Emma-Best-Shots-2020-768x411.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Emma Best Shots\" width=\"1100\" height=\"588\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Christopher Blauvelt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Autumn de Wilde<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Production Design by\u00a0Kave Quinn<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Costume Design by\u00a0Alexandra Byrne<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring\u00a0Anya Taylor-Joy<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>Emma.<\/em>\u00a0is another film where the simple act of pause could result in a One Perfect Shot\u2122. Selecting a single image is an act of excruciating, subjective judgment. This shot exquisitely captures our heroine\u2019s feeling of love lost. Having danced the night before with Mr. Knightley, her romance for him simmers, but it was not to be. Here, Emma curls herself up in a nook, along her father\u2019s painfully narrow hallway, and withers. Until spotted below, through the window, Mr. Knightley comes charging up her courtyard.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"13_The_Painter_and_the_Thief\"><\/span>13. The Painter and the Thief<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360634\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Painter-and-the-Thief-Best-Shots-2020.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Painter-and-the-Thief-Best-Shots-2020.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-Painter-and-the-Thief-Best-Shots-2020-768x429.jpg 768w\" alt=\"The Painter And The Thief Best Shots\" width=\"1100\" height=\"615\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by Kristoffer Kumar\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Benjamin Ree<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Benjamin Ree<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring\u00a0Karl Bertil-Nordland &amp;\u00a0Barbora Kysilkova<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><em>The Painter and the Thief<\/em>\u00a0is an incredible documentary. One of those stories where if it were to be fictionalized, you would not believe it. Karl Bertil-Nordland is the drug-addicted thief who stole one of Barbora Kysilkova\u2019s precious paintings while on display in a gallery. When she confronts him in court, rather than recoil at his facade, Barbora chooses to understand and discovers friendship through the understanding.<\/p>\n<p>Here we witness Karl see Barbora\u2019s portrait of him for the first time. The experience rocks him to the core. He\u2019s reduced to tears and quivering skin. All they can do at the moment is embrace. This shot is a succinct documentation of the connective power of art.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"12_The_Forty-Year-Old_Version\"><\/span>12. The Forty-Year-Old Version<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360633\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-40-Year-Old-Version-Best-Shots-2020.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-40-Year-Old-Version-Best-Shots-2020.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/The-40-Year-Old-Version-Best-Shots-2020-768x320.jpg 768w\" alt=\"The Year Old Version Best Shots\" width=\"1100\" height=\"458\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Eric Branco<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Radha Blank<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring\u00a0Radha Blank<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Radha Blank, playing some iteration of herself, stares daggers into the mirror before her. She\u2019s finally willed her play onto the stage. It\u2019s not the version she necessarily imagined, but she is not the version she once imagined either. During intermission, she has a few seconds to ponder success and doubt. Into the bathroom rush a gaggle of her audience, and she flees for an empty stall to hide inside.<\/p>\n<p><em>The Forty-Year-Old-Version<\/em>\u00a0is a DIY beauty. Eric Branco\u2019s black-and-white cinematography is crisply defined, matching the mood and energy of Blank\u2019s script. The film rests in this frame; a confrontation of self. You gotta get right with you before you can get right with anything else.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"11_Insecure_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CLowkey_Lost%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>11. Insecure \u2013 \u201cLowkey Lost\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360641\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Insecure-Lowkey-Lost-Sunset-Joint-Shot.gif\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 914px) 100vw, 914px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Insecure-Lowkey-Lost-Sunset-Joint-Shot.gif 914w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Insecure-Lowkey-Lost-Sunset-Joint-Shot-768x429.gif 768w\" alt=\"Insecure Lowkey Lost Sunset Joint Shot\" width=\"914\" height=\"510\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Ava Berkofsky<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Prentice Penny<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring Issa Rae<\/strong><strong>\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Television rarely affords time to achieve perfection. This tiny blissful scene from the latest season of\u00a0<em>Insecure<\/em>\u00a0was seized in less than an hour. Crammed onto the balcony were Prentice Penny, Ava Berkofsky, and Issa Rae,\u00a0plus the focus puller and the first AD. The only communication passed between the crew was the name of another movie:\u00a0<em>American Honey<\/em>. With that fantastic flick in mind, the crew knocked it out of the park.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"10_Shirley\"><\/span>10. Shirley<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360630\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shirley-Best-Shots-2020.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shirley-Best-Shots-2020.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Shirley-Best-Shots-2020-768x415.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Shirley Best Shots\" width=\"1100\" height=\"594\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Sturla Brandth Gr\u00f8vlen<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Josephine Decker<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Costume Design by\u00a0Amela Baksic<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Manifesting obsession is iffy. A performer can run wild with the motivation, but how do you convey it in a singular image? In\u00a0<em>Shirley<\/em>, for a brief moment, Josephine Decker takes us inside the mind of her novelist. The protagonist is lost in her work, straining to envision her subject\u2019s face, the missing college student Paula Jean Welden. Shirley can almost pull Paula out of her mind and onto the page, but as the mystery woman turns, her face softens out of focus. Whatever character she creates will belong to Shirley, not reality.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"9_Sound_of_Metal\"><\/span>9. Sound of Metal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360695\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sound-of-Metal-Best-Shots-2020-2.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sound-of-Metal-Best-Shots-2020-2.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Sound-of-Metal-Best-Shots-2020-2-768x318.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Sound Of Metal Best Shots\" width=\"1100\" height=\"456\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Dani\u00ebl Bouquet<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Darius Marder<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring\u00a0Riz Ahmed<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Watch a universe slip into oblivion. Riz Ahmed\u2019s Ruben struggles to hold onto his life as his hearing disappears. Through his drumset, he attempts to rock the concept of sound back into his body. Dani\u00ebl Bouquet\u2019s camera pushes in on him, and the only thing that gets louder is the panic on Ahmed\u2019s face. The shot lasts minutes, but the agony remains for much of the film\u2019s brutal runtime.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"8_Im_Thinking_of_Ending_Things\"><\/span>8. I\u2019m Thinking of Ending Things<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360635\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Im-Thinking-of-Ending-Things-Best-Shots-2020.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Im-Thinking-of-Ending-Things-Best-Shots-2020.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Im-Thinking-of-Ending-Things-Best-Shots-2020-768x575.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Im-Thinking-of-Ending-Things-Best-Shots-2020-800x600.jpg 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Im-Thinking-of-Ending-Things-Best-Shots-2020-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Im-Thinking-of-Ending-Things-Best-Shots-2020-320x240.jpg 320w\" alt=\"Im Thinking Of Ending Things Best Shots\" width=\"1100\" height=\"823\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Lukasz Zal<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Charlie Kaufman<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Production Design by\u00a0Molly Hughes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Costume Design by\u00a0Melissa Toth<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring\u00a0Jessie Buckley<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The beginning of the end. We move toward Jessie Buckley\u2019s Young Woman as she contemplates her imprisonment, shackled alongside her boyfriend. How long have they been together? A month? Six weeks? Maybe seven? As snow topples upon her and she snags a few flakes with her tongue, her head crumbles with worry. It\u2019s about as perfect a start to a Charlie Kaufman adventure as you can get.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"7_Birds_of_Prey\"><\/span>7. Birds of Prey<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<h2><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360638\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Birds-of-Prey.gif\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Birds-of-Prey.gif 1024w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Birds-of-Prey-768x317.gif 768w\" alt=\"Birds Of Prey\" width=\"1024\" height=\"423\" \/><\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Matthew Libatique<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Cathy Yan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Production Design by\u00a0K.K. Barrett<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring\u00a0Jurnee Smollett &amp; Ewan McGregor<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>As Ewan McGreggor\u2019s crime boss slinks his way through his club, Jurnee Smollet\u2019s Black Canary aims her song in his direction. She sends each lyric with the thrust of a blade, culminating in this grand gesture, a high note that boils martinis and shatters glass. Fury personified.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"6_World_of_Tomorrow_Episode_Three_The_Absent_Destinations_of_David_Prime\"><\/span>6. World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360637\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/World-or-Tomorrow-Episode-Three-Best-Shots-of-2020.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/World-or-Tomorrow-Episode-Three-Best-Shots-of-2020.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/World-or-Tomorrow-Episode-Three-Best-Shots-of-2020-768x430.jpg 768w\" alt=\"World Or Tomorrow Episode Three Best Shots Of\" width=\"1100\" height=\"616\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Don Hertzfeldt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Don Hertzfeldt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Digital Compositions by Taylor Barron<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Three episodes into his sci-fi short film series, Don Hertzfeldt reaches animation nirvana. What we see here is our poor, heroic stick figure David traversing the hellish wastelands of a planet he can barely comprehend because he\u2019s been forced to remove chunks of his memory to maintain a message implanted in his brain when he was a baby. The corpse at his feet is a clone of himself, and in the distance, we can spot dozens upon dozens of similarly ill-fated copies. Such simplistic dread splashed atop a lovely, lavish hilly backdrop evokes both giggles and sorrow.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"5_His_House\"><\/span>5. His House<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360626\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/His-House-Best-Shots-2020.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/His-House-Best-Shots-2020.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/His-House-Best-Shots-2020-768x319.jpg 768w\" alt=\"His House Best Shots\" width=\"1100\" height=\"457\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Jo Willems<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Remi Weekes<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Production Design by\u00a0Jacqueline Abrahams<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Special Effects Supervised by\u00a0Stefano Pepin &amp; Max Schoonraad<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Visual Effects Supervised by Pedro Sabrosa\u00a0<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring\u00a0Sope Dirisu<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Having fled South Sudan, losing their daughter in the crossing, Bol (Sope Dirisu) and Rial (Wunmi Mosaku) are dumped into a flophouse by the British government. It\u2019s a rotting husk of a shack, but it\u2019s their rotting husk of a shack. Safety does not reside within their walls once a night witch starts to haunt their corridors. Bol dismisses his wife\u2019s superstition, telling her, \u201cThis is our home.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The camera pulls away from their kitchen as Bol digs into his dinner. Cinematographer Jo Willems drags the picture even further back, revealing Bol alone at his table, and the table and kitchen floating in a sea of red-nightmare. The sight is a bone-chilling warning. Bol cannot ignore the terror any longer.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"4_First_Cow\"><\/span>4. First Cow<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360625\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/First-Cow-Best-Shots-2020.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/First-Cow-Best-Shots-2020.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/First-Cow-Best-Shots-2020-768x579.jpg 768w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/First-Cow-Best-Shots-2020-160x120.jpg 160w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/First-Cow-Best-Shots-2020-320x240.jpg 320w\" alt=\"First Cow Best Shots\" width=\"1100\" height=\"830\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Christopher Blauvelt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Kelly Reichardt<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring John Magaro, Orion Lee,\u00a0&amp;\u00a0Evie the Cow<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Kelly Reichardt calls\u00a0<em>First Cow<\/em>\u00a0her heist film, and it\u2019s about as good a descriptor as any. Cookie (John Magaro) and<br \/>\nKing-Lu (Orion Lee) secure a mini-fortune stealing Evie the Cow\u2019s milk to make and sell biscuits. The old girl lost her calf in the journey across the west and into Oregon. Her only moments of affection come when Cookie appears in the night to milk her. A friendship forms, and it\u2019s dangerous.<\/p>\n<p>Evie belongs to the Chief Factor (Toby Jones), the big man who tastes \u201cHome\u201d every time he gnashes on Cookie and King-Lu\u2019s biscuits. When he invites the two over to his property for a looksy, Evie offers a knowing snuggle against Cookie\u2019s hand. Cookie wants to reach out, but he dare not, for his head is on the line. The movement is brief, sweet, and deadly.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"3_Vast_of_Night\"><\/span>3. Vast of Night<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360636\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Vast-of-Night-Best-Shots-of-2020.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Vast-of-Night-Best-Shots-of-2020.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Vast-of-Night-Best-Shots-of-2020-768x318.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Vast Of Night Best Shots Of\" width=\"1100\" height=\"456\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0M.I. Littin-Menz<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Andrew Patterson<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring\u00a0Sierra McCormick<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This frame kicks off an astonishing, \u201chow the hell did they do that?\u201d four-minute and fifteen-second long-take. When phone operator Fay (Sierra McCormick) transmits a mysterious signal to her radio DJ friend, the camera passes through her doorway as she lights up a smoke and goes racing across the small-town streets. The long-take is a mixture of cameras on go-karts and gimbles, plus a modest amount of digital stitchwork. No drones. Mostly, a lot of sweat and planning.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"2_Lovecraft_Country_%E2%80%93_%E2%80%9CHoly_Ghost%E2%80%9D\"><\/span>2. Lovecraft Country \u2013 \u201cHoly Ghost\u201d<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-360657\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lovecraft-country-holy-ghost.gif\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lovecraft-country-holy-ghost.gif 800w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/lovecraft-country-holy-ghost-768x432.gif 768w\" alt=\"Lovecraft Country Holy Ghost\" width=\"800\" height=\"450\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Robert McLachlan<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Daniel Sackheim<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring\u00a0Jurnee Smollett<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>\u201cGet the fuck out of my house!\u201d This year, no performer knocked me on my ass as hard as Jurnee Smollett did in the \u201cHoly Ghost\u201d episode of\u00a0<em>Lovecraft Country<\/em>. Terrorized by white faces on the outside of her North Side Chicago home as well as within, Smollett\u2019s Leti stands rock solid in defiance. She screams her rage at the malevolent ghost plaguing her property, and the damn thing has no choice but to listen.<\/p>\n<p>With the house clean, Robert McLachlan eases the camera back slowly. Smollett controls her force. She\u2019s exhausted but not annihilated. She\u2019s victorious. A total badass.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"1_Da_5_Bloods\"><\/span>1. Da 5 Bloods<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-360622\" src=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Da-5-Bloods-Best-Shots-2020.jpg\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1100px) 100vw, 1100px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Da-5-Bloods-Best-Shots-2020.jpg 1100w, https:\/\/filmschoolrejects.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/Da-5-Bloods-Best-Shots-2020-768x413.jpg 768w\" alt=\"Da Bloods Best Shots\" width=\"1100\" height=\"592\" \/><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Cinematography by\u00a0Newton Thomas Sigel<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Directed by\u00a0Spike Lee<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong>Starring\u00a0Delroy Lindo &amp; Chadwick Boseman<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The shot begins with Delroy Lindo\u2019s Paul speaking directly to camera. His monologue is part confession, part tirade, part explanation. His last line to the audience is punctuated with a wink, and that\u2019s when he sees something out of the corner of his eye. As he\u2019s startled, the camera arches upward and falls on Chadwick Boseman\u2019s Stormin\u2019 Norman.<\/p>\n<p>Until this second, Boseman\u2019s character has been confined to flashbacks, differentiated by the traditional box aspect ratio of 9:3. Erected in widescreen and spotlighted by a sunbeam, Normin\u2019 almost appears alien\u2026or angelic. He shoulders his machine gun and begins the process of Paul\u2019s healing.<\/p>\n<p><em>Da 5 Bloods<\/em>\u00a0is another Spike Lee confrontation with the present via its history. Throughout the film, he injects fictional segments with reality \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/category\/news\/\" data-internallinksmanager029f6b8e52c=\"2\" title=\"News\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">news<\/a> footage, archival photographs. Everything comes crashing down in this one shot. 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